As I consider the nearly 24 years I have spent at ASCE, I realize just how much I have learned. When I arrived as managing editor in March 1998,1 had no idea - like so many outside the profession - who civil engineers were or what they did. What they do is something I discover anew every day. Who they are became very clear very quickly: Civil engineers are the unsung heroes of civic life.I was taught that civil engineers conceive, design, and build the infrastructure - largely hidden - that forms the backbone of our society: water and wastewater systems, streets and highways, bridges, skyscrapers, dams, ports, rail systems, airports, and so much more. And from that I surmised that civil engineers are people who care deeply for the communities they serve.
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